Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/British hydrogen bomb programme/archive1

TFA blurb review

The British hydrogen bomb programme successfully developed thermonuclear weapons in the 1950s. Early in the Second World War, Britain had a nuclear weapons project, codenamed Tube Alloys, which merged into the American Manhattan Project with the participation of Britain's top scientists. The British government expected that America would share nuclear technology, but the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended technical cooperation. Fearing the loss of its great power status, Britain resumed its own development effort, codenamed "High Explosive Research". With the successful nuclear test of an atomic bomb in Operation Hurricane in October 1952, Britain became the world's third nuclear power. In November 1957 Britain successfully tested a thermonuclear weapon, and the Grapple Z test series the next year demonstrated a mastery of hydrogen bomb technology. An international moratorium on nuclear tests commenced on 31 October 1958, and Britain ceased atmospheric testing for good. (Full article...)

Hawkeye, we're finishing up the blurbs for articles promoted at FAC in the fourth quarter of 2017. Thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 02:24, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This one is really hard. Here is my version:

The British hydrogen bomb programme developed thermonuclear weapons in the 1950s. Fearing the loss of its great power status, Britain resumed its wartime nuclear programme under the name "High Explosive Research". An atomic bomb was tested in Operation Hurricane in October 1952, but hopes that the United States would be impressed were soon dashed. In July 1954, Cabinet decided to develop thermonuclear weapons. The scientists at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston did not know how to build them, but produced three designs, codenamed Orange Herald, Green Granite and Green Bamboo. The first Operation Grapple tests were hailed as a success, but the Green Granite design was a failure. The Grapple X test in November 1957 was the programme's first successful test of a thermonuclear design. The Grapple Z tests the following year demonstrated a mastery of thermonuclear weapons technology and led to the 1958 US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement, which restored the nuclear Special Relationship. (Full article...)

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:34, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. I made small tweaks, see what you think. - Dank (push to talk) 21:01, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fine I made a small change to say that "The Grapple X test in November 1957 was the programme's first successful test of a thermonuclear design." One potential problem: while the blurb works now, at 1,022 characters, if you leave it long enough, other articles may be promoted to Featured and Wikipedia:Featured topics/Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom will become a Featured topic when four more are. The blurb will have to be reviewed if this happens, but it is a long way off. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:23, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]